Nowadays people around the world are spending more money on consumer goods like TVs and microwave ovens. Is this a positive or negative development?

Excess of anything cannot be good. In my opinion,

this

negatively impacts the consumers. In

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essay, I would illustrate how

consumer

goods

create an adverse impact on consumers.

Consumer

goods

create dependency on them. In the era prior to the development of these items, one would notice families gathering after meals playing board games or interacting with each other. With the birth of these

goods

, people are being disconnected as they spend their time now in front of the TV than focussing on interpersonal relationships.

Consumer

goods

create insecurities. In today's world, we live a life of comparisons. People are constantly comparing their

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to others on the basis of what they possess. Usage of products like mobile phones, beauty products and other electronic

goods

creates social and peer pressure on those who do not own these items. The insecurities of people compel them to buy these products to feel acceptable or socially equivalent to their peers. These

goods

are

also

harmful to the environment. It is very difficult to sometimes easily recycle these

consumer

goods

and most of them end up in landfills or oceans if they are not properly

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. Some of these commodities may

also

release toxic wastes which destroy not only the environment but

also

affect the health and welfare of the humans who live nearby. To summarize

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essay,

consumer

goods

have created a lifestyle of insecurities, and social disconnections and brought harm to the environment. All of

this

in my opinion is a negative development.